Saxony, Kingdom. A Merit Order, I Class Knight’s Cross With Swords, C.1916 Buy Now circa 1914-16 period manufacture

circa 1914-16 period manufacture

although the center medallion differs (hand tooled) and the Star pictured in the book have an extra "diamond" and thus longer rays

marked 18 on ring

1915 and proceeded to France with the 5th Infantry Battalion "Western Canadian Cavalry"

It was with H

Saxony, Kingdom. A Merit Order, I Class Knight’s Cross With Swords, C.1916 Buy Now circa 1914-16 period manufacture(Verdienstorden Ritterkreuz I. Klasse mit Schwertern). Instituted 7 June 1815 by King Friedrich August (1866 with swords). (1914 1918 issue). Constructed of gilded silver with multi coloured enamels, consisting of a Maltese Cross with white enameled arms, with a green enameled laurel wreath joining the quadrants and crossed swords piercing the centrepiece, the obverse with a central white enameled medallion bearing a raised Saxon coat of arms,